PhD Politics

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48 monthsProgramme duration

21,300 GBPTuition Fee/year

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Programme overview

Main Subject

Politics

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

This degree provides an opportunity to conduct advanced political research in an interdisciplinary school. You will study with internationally renowned Politics and International Relations scholars in a dynamic and supportive research environment. Our research activity is guided by focusing on key themes:

critical security;
conflict, peace and violence
gender and sexuality;
race, colonialism, postcolonialism, and decolonialism;
global knowledge (including expertise, ignorance, and secrecy);
the climate crisis and green political theory;
political economy;
political and social inequalities;
popular culture and (global) politics;
political and international theory;
socio-technical systems and their politics;
Europe and European governance;
the Americas, politics and sociology;
African regional and state politics;
South and East Asian regional and state politics.

You will join an international community of students working on a range of politics and international relations issues. Our staff also have particular expertise across a range of cultural and social theory and champion diverse research methodologies. You will be assigned two PhD supervisors whose current research interests and expertise are relevant to your chosen research area.

We are committed to rigorous conceptual and empirical research that is politically and socially relevant and problem-orientated. We aim to advance theory, knowledge and methods at the cutting edge of Politics and International Relations. We produce leading research with an international focus that is relevant to the changing circumstances of an increasingly interconnected world. Our aim is not just to monitor the world but to contribute to a better understanding and to ways that might improve it.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Politics

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

critical security;
conflict, peace and violence
gender and sexuality;
race, colonialism, postcolonialism, and decolonialism;
global knowledge (including expertise, ignorance, and secrecy);
the climate crisis and green political theory;
political economy;
political and social inequalities;
popular culture and (global) politics;
political and international theory;
socio-technical systems and their politics;
Europe and European governance;
the Americas, politics and sociology;
African regional and state politics;
South and East Asian regional and state politics.

Admission Requirements

Bachelor GPA

3.3+

PTE Academic

67+

IELTS

TOEFL

95+

An upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent) and a master's qualification (or equivalent).

Program Duration

4 Years

Starting Month(s)

Jan

Starting Month(s)

Sep

Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance

Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Domestic

Starts from

4,850 GBP

International

Starts from

21,300 GBP

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